reporting and others, that he is doing this between books. this seems to be something he is obsessed with on a personal level. not even on the level of trying to rally his base. >> i see a president who is in self-preservation mode. this is something, you can go to trump party, florida, ohio, his supporters say the same thing. he's an outsider and the establishment that the fake news is a part, has it for the president. i think it is a strategy. not very effective but his way of trying to neutralize coverage of him that isn't critical. >> i think it is a strategy. he sees something he doesn't like on tv in the morning and he can't help but tweet about it. to plant a shadow of a doubt, a seed of doubt in people's minds